Changing Food Habits and Waste Generation - An Indian Perspective

Since
the end of 20th century India has seen a massive shift in its economic policies
and a surging interest towards liberalization and globalization. We have made
astounding growth in many respects, especially in the manner we have access to
technology, information and much more. We see multitudes of international
brands in Indian markets now from diverse fields like banking to hospitality
services. There is no arguing about the kind of growth and consumer exposure
that we Indians got in the last 20 years or so. As a nation we have seen
changes that was once thought impossible for us. All that said and done, if we
look closely enough, the global presence in our midst has changed our cultural
and habitual preferences as well. Most people take note of the obvious changes
that can be spotted on a daily basis like in the cases of choice of dressing,
the type of jobs available now etc. But in between these obvious factors we
also have to see the changing food habits and culture associated with usage of
food in India, especially for the millennial's and generation x after it.

Once
our country men have struggle for food, spend a lot of the days of their lives
without having food. The condition still exists in many parts of our country
and we must always keep fighting collectively our battles against poverty and
lack of food. But for most urban areas and sub urban community areas the story
has changed. People has got not only access to food, but they have a plethora
of choices to avail. The economic conditions for majority of people in these
demographics have also improved dramatically and hence their purchasing power
remains very strong. Because of that the newer generation has the tendency have
an inherent lack of appreciation for the food they use. Adding with influence
of social media our youngsters like taking pictures of food than actually
consuming it. The lack of apathy towards the food presented in front of their
table results in a feeling that it is okay to waste food. If you ask around you
can probably find that most households around India, especially in the urban
areas the families complaining about how much the kids waste their food every
day. I am not blaming just the kids, even the working professionals like you
and me for N number of different reasons waste our food on a daily basis. If we
look at the figures, there has been a steep increase in the amount of food
waste generated in our country in the last 20 years. India has been struggling
with dealing its waste management for a while now. In the next 12 years alone,
South Asia — and “mainly India” — will be the fastest growing region for waste
generation, says a paper published in Nature. By 2100 “India's total waste
generation will be 70 per cent of all the high income and OECD countries put
together,” says Perinaz Bhada-Tata, co-author and solid-waste consultant in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Even after the adoption of initiative like Swachh
bharat we still have a lot more momentum to gain to gain control over the
situation. In the total waste generated x percent of waste comes directly as
food waste. 94% of the collected waste by the municipalities and other
authorities is dumped on land and only 6% percent goes as composting. This must
change. We must reduce and manage our country’s waste in whichever we can.

One
way to do this would be to have a responsibility to ourselves to not waste food
unnecessarily. And pass on the message of how valuable food really is to our
younger ones. This simple thing can reduce a waste generation by a large
extent. Adding to that the reality is that no matter how hard we try to control
food waste, there will still be a substantial amount in the form of skin,
peels, shells etc from the raw material we use for cooking. It is important to realize
that and find new and effective ways to dispose these kinds of waste.

There
are many companies that focus their time and research to solve these types of problems.
Our future depends on such innovative problem solvers. Solwearth is one such
company in India that recognizes how important it is manage and dispose the
waste we have generated. A manufacturing company based in Kochi, Solwearth is
presently the largest organic waste converter manufacturers in India. Our product SE food waste converter is a game changer in the field of
waste management in India. SE food waste converter uses advanced dry
decomposition technology to process your food waste and convert it into soil
supplement that can enrich the soil with nutrients. What makes Solwearth’s SE
food waste converter revolutionary is its minimal space requirements and faster
processing times. Solwearth SE Food waste converter in Mumbai converts the food waste in
less that 15 hours and by far it is the best performer available in the market.

It
is recorded that 60-70% of total waste management is spend on waste collection.
This is a huge set back and kind of manpower and management coordination
required to pull this off is also a reason for unsuccessful waste management system in Delhi. To mitigate that the best way is to promote processing of waste at the
source itself. Local communities, neighborhoods can pool together their
resources and buy a waste management product like Solwearth’s SE food waste
converter (organic waste converter in Mumbai), processing the waste on-site. This is a highly sustainable solution
and would actually decrease the money spend for waste disposal in the long run.
Not just households large scale food waste generators like canteens, hotels,
hostels, hospital messes etc can make use of Solwearth food waste converter and
have the food waste managed on their own. The twin benefits with this is that
their manpower and cost for processing is reduced and at the same time
contributing to well being of the society as well.

The
problem of waste accumulation is very real. It is not something we should
overlook. If we start mitigation efforts now we can create a better, cleaner,
healthy nation for our future generations.

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